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There is little empirical research on how the Chinese Government should function in innovation management, particularly … during its critical period of economic transition. This study explores and investigates the Chinese Government’s innovation … management structure, procedures and functions by interviewing government R&D management officials and industrial innovation …
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heterogeneity in entrepreneurship and innovation research.[1] …
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The aim of this paper is to provide a better understanding of the evolution of small firm performance. We do so by studying performance changes on a two dimensional "growth– profitability performance space". It is well established that both growth and profitability are important dimensions of...
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Recent studies of innovation diffusion have investigated cross-country heterogeneity, but implicitly assumed within …
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Abstract - A simple mathematical model describing the diffusion of a new, infrequently purchased product is proposed. Many previous papers have reported that the differing behaviour of "innovators" and "imitators" is fundamental to the diffusion process. However, previous models have failed to...
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This paper develops and tests a new model for multiple-unit adoptions of durable goods based on the diffusion modeling tradition. Multiple-unit adoptions are a major component of sales for many consumer durable product categories. For instance, sales of multiple-unit adoptions for televisions...
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The biotechnology industry is shifting its value creation emphasis from R&D to manufacturing and market. Business models need to keep pace with this evolution. This paper reports on a single-case study of a new biotechnology firm, EpiTan Limited, and the life cycle stages it has progressed...
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